2006

St. Louis Public Schools reports nearly 84% of students expected to attend school today were in the classroom."We are certainly pleased to see an increase in the attendance for day two," said Interim Superintendent Diana…

EXCLUSIVE | READ IT HERE FIRST Some legislators left today’s meeting of the Legislative Black Causus angry and frustrated. After delaying and rescheduling the meeting at least once today, St. Louis County State Rep. John…

A tipster reports that Mary “One” Johnson’s realty company is among six firms whose Better Business Bureau membership was revoted last month. Johnson is the vice chairman of City’s Preservation Board and the star of…

A new television ad attacking Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill features photos of Hispanic men and women carrying Mexican flags with a female voice delivering the following message: Between 10 and 12 million illegal…

State Rep. Juanita Head Walton (D-81) will be hosting a free Credit Scoring Seminar next weekend at the University of Missouri St. Louis. A poor credit score can cost people thousands of dollars in higher…

The School Board will meet tonight at Carr Lane VPA Middle School, 1004 N. Jefferson Avenue. Among the agenda items are a presentation to the "Teachers of the Year" and a vote on a resolution…

After weeks of rumors, the St. Louis Board of Education has placed a resolution on the agenda of next week's regular meeting to close Cleveland JROTC Academy.At an administrative meeting tonight, Superintendent Creg Williams told…

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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Republican Sen. Jim Talent, in the middle of a very close campaign with Democrat State Auditor Claire McCaskill, took a few minutes yesterday to sit down with PUB DEF to discuss what…